Amanda was last seen walking to school during the early morning hours of October 13, 1997 in Gillette, Wyoming. She never arrived for classes and has not been seen since. Investigators believed that she'd run away with her boyfriend, Patrick Lee Ghering(photo at right). On October 19, 1997 Ghering also disappeared. His vehicle was found abandoned on the wrong side of the road, and he has never been seen again. Neither of their Social Security numbers has been used since their disappearance.